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Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Supreme Court backs plan participants in big ERISA case

The Supreme Court told defined contribution sponsors Monday that they have to monitor all investments in plans’ lineups rather than leave the analysis to participants....more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Benefits Monthly Minute - February 2022

The February Monthly Minute examines the DOL’s recent focus on mental health parity compliance, the Hughes vs. Northwestern University retirement plan fee litigation, and the latest COVID-19 testing coverage guidance....more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Hughes v. Northwestern University: Lessons for Retirement Committees and Other Fiduciaries

The Supreme Court recently handed down its much-anticipated decision in Hughes v. Northwestern University. The question before the Court is whether the petitioners – current and former participants in two retirement plans...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Supreme Court Issues Opinion In Hughes V. Northwestern University ERISA Case

On Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision dealing with defined contribution retirement plans. These plans, which include 401(k) plans, provide an array of investment choices from which...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Hughes v. Northwestern University

On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Hughes v. Northwestern University, No. 1401, holding that an ERISA fiduciary that offers some prudent investment options in a retirement plan is not thereby categorically...more

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Supreme Court Hears Case On Pleading Standard In Suits Alleging Breach of Fiduciary Duty Relating to Retirement-Plan Fees and...

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On December 6, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Hughes v. Northwestern University, a case debating the allegations necessary to state a plausible claim for breach of ERISA’s fiduciary duties in cases challenging...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - August 2015

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Editor's Overview - As the summer draws to a close, this month's Newsletter previews three cases that the U.S. Supreme Court already has agreed to hear that ought to be of particular interest to ERISA plan sponsors and...more

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IRS and DOL Guidance Clarifies Employee Benefits Impact of Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling

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Recent guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provides some initial...more

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